Idiom: sick as a dog
Meaning
Idiom: sick as a dog
- to be very sick
Example sentences
— When my father caught me with a cigarette, he made me smoke the entire pack. I was sick as a dog and I've never touched a cigarette again.
— I decided to get the flu shot this year because last year I was sick as a dog.
— If you eat any more candy you're going to be sick as a dog.
— The food was so spicy I was sick as a dog the next day.
— I'll never go on a cruise again. We were all sick as a dog for two days when we ran into a huge storm.
— He's sick as a dog right now because he's going through chemo.
— It must be food poisoning. Everyone who ate the beef last night is sick as a dog.
— Everyone was buying me shots at the bar last night and now I'm hungover and sick as a dog.
— How can you drink so much? I'd be sick as a dog.
Synonyms
- under the weather
- in a bad way
- green around the gills
- sick to one's stomach
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